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Junior League of the Palm Beaches: Helping the Vita Nova Village

When you're looking for a sweet escape few things can beat a hot fudge sundae, and this weekend, you can help a good cause and have a good time. It's all part of the excitement going on at the Vita Nova Village. Laura Russell, president of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches and Jeff Demario CEO of Vita Nova Inc., stopped by to talk about the project.

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Updated: 10:07 AM EST Feb 4, 2016

Junior League of the Palm Beaches: Helping the Vita Nova Village

When you're looking for a sweet escape few things can beat a hot fudge sundae, and this weekend, you can help a good cause and have a good time. It's all part of the excitement going on at the Vita Nova Village. Laura Russell, president of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches and Jeff Demario CEO of Vita Nova Inc., stopped by to talk about the project.

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WEBVTT >> WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ASWEET ESCAPE, FEW THINGS CAN BEBUDGET AND THE GOOD THISWEEKEND, YOU CAN HELP A GOODCAUSE AND HAVE A GOOD TIME ATTHE SAME TIME AND IT'S PART OFTHE EXAMINED GOING ON AT THENEST HERE TO TALK ABOUT THEPROJECT, LAURA RUSSELL CAN APRESIDENT OF THE JUNIOR LEAGUEAND THE CEO -- I WAS SAYING, ICOULD HAVE WORN MY HEELS HERE.LET'S TALK ABOUT THE VIDA NOVAVILLAGE.>> IT'S A PLACE WHERE OLDERFOSTER YOUTH CAN GO TO FINDREFUGE AND GET HELP WITH LIFESKILLS AND LEARN ADULT LIVINGSKILLL THEY CAN RETURN HOME.MANY FOSTER YOUTH DO NOT HAVEFAMILIES TO RETURN HOME TO WHENTHEY ARE LEARNING INDEPENDENCE.THEY CAN COME TO THE VILLAGE TOLEARN LIFE SKILLS.>> YOU GUYS HAVE THIS GREATPARTNERSHIP HERE.TELL US ABOUT HOW THE JUNIORLEAGUE OF PALM BEACH HAS GOTTENINVOLVED.>> THE JUNIOR LEAGUE ISELEVATING AT 75TH ANNIVERSARY.-- CELEBRATING ITS 75THANNIVERSARY.IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY IS APERFECT FIT FOR THIS PROJECT.WE FOCUS ON FOSTER CARE AND YOU,PARTICULARLY THOSE ADOLESCENTSAGED OUT OF THE SYSTEM WE WEREABOUT IF YOU TO DO IS TO THISISSUE -- WE WERE BRAINSTORMINGABOUT THIS EVENT, HOW TO DEALWITH THIS ISSUE. EXPLAIN HOW PEOPLE T HOMECAN GET INVOLVED.>> BY JOINING UP WITH THE JUNIORLEAGUE, WE ARE ABLE TO RENOVATETHE ENTIRE APARTMENT COMPLEX.LIVING WITH TEENAGERS COME INTHE YEARS HAVE TAKEN SOMEDAMAGE.THE JUNIOR LEAGUE HAS BEENFANTASTIC WITH THEIR DONATIONSAND SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT.IT IS THAT KIND OF SUPPORT WEARE LOOKING TO GAIN.YOU CAN JUMP ON THE JUNIORLEAGUE WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE.>> YOU GUYS ARE AROUND YOUNGKIDS ALL THE TIME COULD HOOIMPORTANT ARE BOTH OF YOURORGANIZATIONS FOR THE YOUTH INOUR COMMUNITY?>> EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.THERE ARE OVER 1700 CHHLDREN INTHE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IN PALMBEACH COUNTY.THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLYORGANIZATIONS THAT ADDRESSESTHIS PARTICULAR POPULATION OFYOUTH LOOKING FOR A HOME IN APLACE TO LIVE.THE JUNIOR LEAGUE THINGS IT'SREALLY IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE THATSTABILITY AND A PLACE FOR THEMTO OWN THEIR OWN HOME.>> THEY DO HAVE AN EXCITINGEVENT ON SATURDAY.THE PEOPLE AT HOME, HOWWTHEY CANHELP.>> WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO GETONLINE.JLPB.ORG.GET ONLINE, FIND OUT MORE ABOUTOUR PROJECTS COME OUR 75THANNIVERSARY IN OUR GREAT PROJECTWITH ME TO KNO YOU NOVA VILLAGE.

Junior League of the Palm Beaches: Helping the Vita Nova Village

When you're looking for a sweet escape few things can beat a hot fudge sundae, and this weekend, you can help a good cause and have a good time. It's all part of the excitement going on at the Vita Nova Village. Laura Russell, president of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches and Jeff Demario CEO of Vita Nova Inc., stopped by to talk about the project.